The 2015 Literary Fauxscars: And the Nominees are…
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By Amanda Festa
Award show season is here again, and while the Academy Awards has its merits, one “Best Adapted Screenplay” category hardly seems like enough space to praise and pan the wide selection of literary adaptations released over the past year.
So, with that in mind, welcome to the 3rd annual Literary Fauxscars! – an award show for the Literary Traveler, where we shine a glaring spotlight on the best and worst adaptations the film world had to offer us in 2014.
Adaptations can be tricky, and if there is one thing for certain, it can be hard to stay true to a book and create an equally watchable and entertaining film. Length is often a problem, a delicate balance between pushing a film into a dangerously elongated running time and deciding which of a beloved author’s words can afford to be left on the cutting room floor. (Arguably one of the most “successful” adaptations of 2014 was Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice, which pushed 2.5 hours but succeeded in pleasing both Pynchon faithfuls and cinephiles unfamiliar with the author’s complex storytelling.)
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Joaquin Phoenix as Larry "Doc" Sportello[/caption]
Best Character Portrayal by an Actor:
Julianne Moore as Alice Howland[/caption]
Best Character Portrayal by an Actress:
Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde, The Theory of Everything[/caption]
Best Portrayal of a Literary Love Story:
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies[/caption]
Best Cinematography & Production Design:
Best “Young Adult” Adaptation:
Best Non-Fiction Adaptation:
Best “Guilty Pleasure” Adaptation:
Best “Stand Alone” Film:
Most Anticipated Adaptation of 2015: